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Injured Osprey

Newport News park ranger Bryan Dollyhigh evaluates the health of an osprey that according to witnesses crash landed at Huntington Beach Monday. Animal Emergency Center Dr. Tim Stiff evaluated the hawk and reviewed its x-rays. “This is a good sized bird, about two to three pounds, and it appears to be healthy,” Stiff said Monday evening. The osprey didn’t have any breaks or fractures from its rough landing, or any pellets or other projectiles present in the x-rays. The osprey’s next stop is a Virginia Beach wildlife preserve, where bird experts will work with it to try to get it back to flying, the doctor said. (Rob Ostermaier/Daily Press) FOR MORE PHOTOS